8.30 am – eyes slowly open. OMG! We were supposed to meet my travel-buddy’s friend downtown at 10.
Quick shower; throw on some jeans and a couple of layers of t.shirts and jumpers, ugg boots, make-up and I was ready to go – but when I said my eyes were open – they were open; they just weren’t functioning too well. Oh – and I grabbed my coat on the way out the door – and needed it – it was kind of cold at that time of day.
I don’t know how we did it, but we arrived with time to spare.
Breakfast was at a diner called ‘Geraldines’. I ordered a Cappuccino, as usual, only to be (apologetically) told they only had filtered coffee. The coffee arrived and was drinkable, but didn’t quite cut it as my usual caffeine-kick-starter. I’d forgotten how Diners work and the coffee kept on coming, but I called it quits after the first cup.
University of Washington
The rest of the day was spent exploring the University of Washington Campus. I took lots of photos of the magnificent buildings, interspersed with the occasional squirrel or bird. The only disappointment was that the fountain was turned off – I guess the University grinds to a halt over the holiday season, although there were still people around – probably tourists – like me.
Two squirrels scamper across the path
No fountain today…
I managed to get a photo of a bird in flight.
As we made our way away from the main hub, we stopped at a Deli for a cold drink. Unlike the other days, today had warmed up a bit, due apparently to a prediction of rain for the next week.
The University of Washington precinct covers a large area and has a very ‘cozy’ feel; lots of coffee shops for hanging out in that are very user-friendly, with free WiFi in most of them.
A quick stop at Trader Joe’s for some groceries and then back to the cafe opposite the Deli we’d stopped at earlier. I knew they had free WiFi because I’d been using it while we were at the Deli.
Beautiful Seattle at night.
Dinner at a Thai Restaurant near the bus stop was the perfect way to end the day.
